from the outside, Hindus appear to worship many gods. This is not quite right; all of the various iconic figures such as Ganesha or Krishna are in fact avatars of the central divine force. An avatar is essentially a piece of the divine that has assumed a specific form – sometimes in order to interact in a specific way with a person or place, and sometimes in order to see a bit of the world without being discovered. Because Brahma, the divine, is untouchable and unseeable, the only way the world can interact with it is if the divine descends to our plane of existence. It does this thorugh its avatars. up ^ ayurveda (ayurvedic) : is derived from the Sanskrit words 'ayu' (meaning 'life') and 'veda' (meaning 'knowledge of'). Ayurvedic medicine, which is thought to have originated from ancient Hindu texts, takes a holistic approach to curing illness. Disease or illness is beleived to occur when external factors or lifestyle result in an imbalance of the components of the body. Components of the body include elements, humours, tissues and circulatory channels.
A small personal picture or graphic used to represent you, usually displayed on a message board just below your Nick.
A character which you can click on and interact with, etc.
An icon, usually graphically generated, representing a real person in cyberspace. They can be used to play games, as a tour guide around a site, to simulate walking, speaking, etc.
A modern self-development program based on the notion that your beliefs cause you to create or attract situations in your life. Also, the incarnation of a deity (usually Hindu).
Literally "descent" in Sanskrit, the incarnation of a god in a human or animal being. The 7th and 8th avatars of Vishnu, Rama and Krishna, are the most famous cf. the Ramayana and Mahabarata.
Incarnation in a human form of a deity, that is of a specific aspect of the one Adivatar (God).
an electronic image that represents and is manipulated by a computer user (as in a computer game)
The graphical representation of a player in a game.
Originally in Hindu mythology the manifestation of a god on earth in physical form, now refers to the cyborg body in a chat room, especially the 3 dimensional chat rooms.
Slowly but surely, the technology is allowing for pictorial representations or icons to represent an individual Netizen.
From Sanskrit avatara, literally "descent." A Hindu term for an incarnation of God on earth. The incarnation of the Word.
An avatar is an animated icon or some other kind of pictorial representation of a user in a shared, real-time environment. On Electric Minds, the pictures that represent you in the Palace areas are avatars.
This word has no special meaning in El Arcana, but it is listed here because its general meaning is often misunderstood. An avatar is not a messenger or proxy of a god as is often thought, but is an actual incarnate mortal aspect of the god itself. It therefore should not be used to refer to the Champions of the Guardians, but only to an actual Guardian that has been sealed in a mortal form, such as Ar Mariel was.
(Hinduism) Incarnation of a God who comes to Earth in bodily form (Krishna, Rama, Jesus).
an advanced Initiate who incarnates the Divine Mind and Universal Life of God at one or more levels of the Great Continuum of Consciousness. It is also used as an honorary title to indicate someone who has attained mastery in the Supracosmic Sphere. It is also used to designate the highest Initiate in the Third Transcendental Path.
the character (or characters) the player controls in the game world. Predominately used to refer to the player's character in an online game, but increasingly used as a synonym for PC (qv).
One's representation in a virtual reality. If one is Krishna, one's avatar is likely to be blue and beautiful-- but one may have many avatars for different purposes.
From the Sanscrit for the incarnation of Godhead, an avatar is the 'body' you 'wear' in a virtual community - an animated, articulated representation of a human which represents you, the user, in any virtual environment. Some of the more sophisticated chat rooms provide the facility to 'chat' over the 'net via the visual representation of interacting human forms.
The on-screen representation of the player. In first person shooters (see FPS),from the point of view of the player they see only what the avatar sees, not the avatar itself.
The embodiment of a deity.
A manifestion of a god in an earthly form, usually that of a human or animal. The god Vishnu has two main avatars: Krishna and Rama.
": the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu) 2 a: an incarnation in human form : an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person: a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity."
Avatara, Avtara One who descends. Refers to the descent of a deity, most commonly Vishnu. Sometimes it is translated as incarnation which, although inaccurate, may be the best English word available.
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In graphic based chat system, a figure that represents a participant.
A digital image that represents who you are in cyberspace.
A digital image that represents who you are on a forum.
A supreme being, or spirit in human or animal form that brings messages from God
A small icon displayed under the poster name on each post they have made.
A digital representation of you in the virtual world (3D chat rooms and VRML worlds for example). You choose a symbol to represent who you are; may be a cartoon, animal, or other character.
A graphical representation of a human being in a computer. Avatars may be either 2 or 3-dimensional. They may also be created either entirely as computer graphics, or else by mapping digital photographs of a person onto a virtual 3D model. Animetrics' technology can turn a 2-dimensional photograph of a person's face into a 3-dimensional avatar, which can then be rotated to see parts of the face masked in the original photograph. Since the avatar is fully structured and articulating, it is also possible to reproduce facial expressions.
Means, “incarnation of God in human form.” Also is regarded to mean a spiritual savior of humankind. The birth of an avatar is sometimes foretold beforehand, and he or she typically undergoes the trials of achieving final enlightenment, and then takes on a mission to help many others advance spiritually. Well known avatars in the East include Krishna and Buddha, and in the West, Jesus. Many avatars have come to earth, and most are little known. Everyone has the inherent ability to become an avatar because everyone contains the same divine potential. The primary mission of an avatar is to show us that this is so.
A photo-realistic, three-dimensional, animated representation of a person.
literally 'descents', incarnation of God, usually the incarnations of Visnu and his consort Laksmi
1. Person's or bot's graphical representation, "looks" inside AW, human or non-human 2. Certain user
A term used in online computer gaming for an image or figure (icon) that represents the player/person. In Poker Barkada, we would like all our online poker player-members to choose an avatar for themselves, as a means for the other player-members to recognize them. An avatar is commonly used in tandem with an alias, or an online username.
The identity of a user of a CVE is represented by an avatar, which may be cartoon-like or a more realistic human figure. All simultaneous users of a CVE have visible avatars which reflect both an individual user's movement around the world and convey communications and emotions between different users. The term avatar derives from Hindu mythology. A deity called Vishnu is believed to have visited earth nine times to curb evil. For each visit, Vishnu took a different incarnation, called an avatar.
A graphical icon that represents a real person in a cyberspace system. In e-learning, avatars usually represent the learners. The term comes from a Sanskrit word meaning an incarnation in human form.
A virtual identity, normally three-dimensional, taken by visitors to a virtual world.
originally an earthly incarnation of a Hindu god, in virtual reality it refers to a user's graphical representation within a virtual world.
The character or toon that the player uses in the game.
A name and/or graphical symbol that a person selects to represent himself or herself during an online chat session.
The term "avatar" comes from Hindu mythology, and originally was the name of the temporary body that a God uses when visiting Earth. In virtual communities, an avatar is a graphical representation of a participant. Avatars may also be called "characters", "players", "residents", or "citizens".
an incarnation or descent of the Supreme in physical (human or nonhuman) form
real-time graphical representation of a person in a virtual environment
incarnation of the divine in human form
The character you play as in a game, your representative in the online world.
The virtual incarnation of a participant in a virtual space; the character, figure, or persona they inhabit the virtual space with and present to the other participants.
A PC character. "Avatar" really means the representation of a god on earth; ingame this means the representation of you ingame. See also: Char
A word adopted by computer users to denote the digital manifestation that humans take on when entering virtual worlds. The word is Sanskirt for the earthly incarnation a god takes on Earth. Vishnu, the Hindu god responsible for maintaining the existence of the universe, has 10 important avatars, including Krishna, the philosopher king, and Varaha, the boar who rescues the planet after it is inundated by the oceans. The 10th avatar of Vishnu, Kalki, will arrive in the future to destroy the world with fire and begin a new age of purity on the planet.
Three-dimensional representation or digital actor of a customer in a web shop or in a chat room.
In online environments, a virtual digital image representing a person. In online education avatars usually represent the learners. The term comes from a Sanskrit word meaning an incarnation in human form.
Avatars help newbies and lowbie players and are watching over the mud as hands of the gods. You can be muted or jailed by an Avatar but mostly you ask an Avatar for help if you got a problem. {help avatar} BF: ( abbrev.) Bertolds Fountain. Meetingplace in Freyburg the capitoltown of the mud.
A digital representation of yourself which interacts with other avatars, representing other people, in a virtual world.
an incarnation of a god or goddess
Generally avatars are small pictures, graphics, or photos that are used to represent different individuals within online communities.
This term refers to an interactive representation of a human in a virtual reality environment; term was popularized by Neal Stephenson's novel "Snow Crash."
An avatar is a graphic facsimile that you can use in chat rooms.
in Hindu philosophy and religion (and as defined here too), an avatar is the physical incarnation of the Supreme (or an aspect thereof). "It derives from the Sanskrit word daveed which means "descent" and usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes. The term is used primarily in Hinduism, for incarnations of Vishnu whom many Hindus worship as God. The Dasavatara are ten particular "great" incarnations of Vishnu. The word has also been used by extension to refer to the incarnations of God in other religions, especially by adherents to dharmic traditions when explaining figures from other religions such as Jesus." ( wikipedia). More
A small image that appears below your name in an internet forum.
In the Hindu faith, people are taught that there are perfect spiritual leaders who have attained deity. The Bible teaches us that all our righteousness is as filthy rags to God. "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away" (Isa. 64:6).
A computer-generated character. In 3D chat and gaming avatars may represent you or maybe characters you control. Originally a Hindu word for the human or animal manifestation of a god.
An earthly embodiment of a deity.
one who comes into the embodiment, fully realized as God, which he/she is; comes in service to humanity. (see Bodhisattva)
In any online environment, this is an image of a person representing a person in the real world. “Avatar†was originally the Sanskrit term for manifestation or incarnation.
A three-dimensional character that a user can create and manipulate to present himself within a virtual world. The term comes from the Sanskrit word for an earthly incarnation of a divine being (see Virtual reality) Go to Top
an image used to represent a person in an online setting. Avatars are most commonly used in chat rooms.
A special emissary of Light and Love that incarnates for the benefit of humanity, having technically no karmic obligation to incarnate. There are many types of avatars, from the earthly to the cosmic. One who has a peculiar capacity (besides a self-initiated task and a pre-ordained destiny) to transmit energy or divine power, and who is capable of reflecting some cosmic Principle or divine quality and energy which will produce the desired effect upon humanity, evoking reaction and producing needed stimulation.
A graphic illustration of a real person on the internet. Used commonly used in web forums and chat rooms.
An icon, image, or figure that you can use to represent yourself in a chat room.
The virtual character you play in a particular game. The character all the other players see. Usually used in fantasy games, as it has a fantasy association.
An earthly manifestation of one of the gods in human or animal form, e.g., Krishna is an avatar of Vishnu, Jesus is an avatar of Jehovah. A being through whom God manifests himself. The spiritual founder of an age or a dynasty. Such a one has supposedly progressed beyond the need to be reincarnated.
n. In virtual-reality environments such as certain types of Internet chat rooms, a graphical representation of a user. An avatar typically is a generic picture or animation of a human of either gender, a photograph or caricature of the user, a picture or animation of an animal, or an object chosen by the user to depict his or her virtual-reality "identity." See superuser.
A spiritual Being who descends in answer to mankind's call and need. There are human, planetary and cosmic Avatars. The latter would be called `Divine Incarnations'. Their teaching, correctly apprehended and gradually applied by humanity, expands our understanding and presents the next step forward in humanity's evolutionary development.
Representation of a human, usually in a game. [John's avatar was destroyed by that trap
A player's character in the game.
a representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
A software-generated figure or form taken by a participant in an online world, gaming environment or chat room. Avatar is the visual character you use to represent yourself.
An image that represents a user particularly in Chat.
In multiuser internet environments and games, an avatar is a user's own graphical representation.
Also known as AV or av. The term given to an icon or image that represents a user in a chat or instant messaging (IM) session. An avatar is a caricature, not a realistic photo and can be a simple image or a fantasy figure.
Menu, normally found at the site of a chat room, that shows who is using the room
One who "descends" into human form from above, never having gone through reincarnation. Such a one is considered a manifestation of divinity and seeks to reveal divine truths especially important to a particular age.
A spiritual teacher sent to humanity usually at the commencement of a new cycle. A channel for divine teachings
In unix, a superuser--equal in privileges to root. In chat and in games, an icon or animation to represent a participant.
Representative of the Gods of Tyria. Players only ever interact with avatars, never with the gods directly.[ edit
A term from computer gaming for an image or figure used to represent a person.
Physical remote unit operated by AI; representation of person in virtual space.
A graphical representation of a person in a chat room. The word comes from Hindu mythology in which spirits come down and inhabit bodies.
The descent on earth of a Hindu deity, especially, Vishnu; an Incarnation of God on earth in human form; an embodiment or concrete manifestation of an abstract concept; a leader who is regarded as or professes to be a savior or liberator. Hindus, however, believe that God incarnates Himself many times---Sri Krishna declares in the Bhagavad-Gita (IV-8): "In every age I come back to deliver the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, to establish righteousness."
An avatar is most commonly used in web forums / chat rooms and is a graphic illustration that you choose to display.
A person who "descends" into human form from above as a manifestation of divinity and who reveals divine truth to people. Such a one has supposedly progressed beyond the need to be reincarnated in another body (i.e., there is no further "bad karma" to work off).
The software representation of a person as the person appears to others in a shared virtual universe. The avatar may or may not resemble an actual person.
A Hindu concept of a God adopting a human or animal form. A God-man Krishna is an avatar of Vishnu.
An in-game representation of the player. [ edit
the descent and presence on earth of a deity in corporeal form (animal or human). See also Incarnation.
A visual or graphical representation of a person in the internet.
An image such as a human figure or face that users choose to represent themselves in an on-line chat forum. See Also: Chat Forum
A digital representation of a user in a virtual reality site.
From the Sanskrit avatara, with roots ava, "down," and tri, "to pass." Souls, who attain union with Spirit and then return to earth to help mankind's are called avatars, divine incarnations.
In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avataram (, ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. The Sanskrit word literally means "descent" (avatarati) and usually implies a deliberate descent into lower realms of existence for special purposes. The term is used primarily in Hinduism, for incarnations of Vishnu whom many Hindus worship as God.
The Avatar is the main (player) character in the Ultima series of games. He (or she) is not an embodiment of a god (as in the traditional meaning of the term "avatar"), but of a set of ethic guidelines called the Virtues. In the game, you must balance your actions and behave according to the Virtues, for it is all that will set you apart from your enemies.
An avatar (abbreviations include AV, ava, avy and avvie) is an Internet user's representation of himself or herself, whether in the form of a three-dimensional model used in computer games,Lessig, Lawrence. Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace. Basic Books, 2000.
Avatar is a text-based & graphics-based multi-user highly interactive role-playing computer game, created on the University of Illinois's Control Data Corporation PLATO computer system in the late 1970s. It has graphics for navigating through a dungeon, and text for player status and communication with others. It can currently be played online via Cyber1 or the Nova NET system.
AVATAR MUD is one of the oldest MUDs (Multi-User Dungeon or Domain or Dimensions) having been in use since August of 1995. It is a multi-player text computer game that combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash style computer games and social instant messaging chat rooms.
